Astros 8-2 Royals (12 Apr, 2016) Play-by-Play

Houston Astros

3-4, 1-0 home


KC
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	11	0
3	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	-	8	14	0

C. McHugh1-1

7.0 IP, 8 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

C. Young0-2

4.2 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- C. McHugh pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Swinging
  Slider 85
  2
  Strike Swinging
  Fastball 91
  3
  Fly Out
  Curve 73
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- C. Young pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- Altuve stole second.
  0
  0
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- C. McHugh pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- C. Young pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- C. McHugh pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- C. Young pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- C. McHugh pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 4th
- C. Young pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- Altuve stole third.
  0
  6
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- C. McHugh pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- C. Young pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- Chie. Wang pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- C. McHugh pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- Chie. Wang pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- C. McHugh pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- Chie. Wang pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- Orlando in center field.
  0
  7
- Butera catching.
  0
  7
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- T. Sipp pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- D. Duffy pitching for KC
  KC
  HOU
- Marisnick hit for Rasmus.
  2
  8
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Fields pitching for HOU
  KC
  HOU
- Marisnick in left field.
  2
  8
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Swinging	Slider	85
2 Strike Swinging	Fastball	91
3 Fly Out	Curve	73

Royals
2
Astros
8

Game 1

12/4

Royals
3
Astros
2

Game 2

13/4

Royals
4
Astros
2

Game 3

14/4

Royals
6
Astros
2

Game 4

15/4

Minute Maid Park

1:10 AM, 12 April 2016

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 43,332

Game Time:2:59

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Adrian Johnson
First Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
Second Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
Third Base Umpire - Jim Wolf

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	88	73	.547	-	W2
Seattle	85	77	.525	3.5	W4
Texas	78	84	.481	10.5	W3
Oakland	69	93	.426	19.5	L3
Los Angeles	63	99	.389	25.5	L6

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C. McHugh1-1

C. Young0-2

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